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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1943
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes U S bombing pledges to Japan and Allied advances in North Africa as Tunis and Bizerte drive accelerates. The column places emphasis on Caucasus clash between Soviet and German forces and presents editor's note on opinions.
President Roosevelt vowed stern punishment for Tokyo leaders involved in the executions of American fliers seized after last year’s raid on Tokyo. Maj. Gen. Henry H. Arnold urged fliers to destroy Japanese air power and supply lines, while Maj. Gen. Jimmy Doo Little promised more raids. Allied airmen continued strikes from the Aleutians to New Guinea, with 15 raids on Kiska and multiple attacks in the Solomons and New Britain.
Allied forces push back Axis positions on both fronts in Tunisia as British First Army closes on Medjez el Bab a sector and Montgomery's Eighth Army advances in the hills northwest of Enfidaville. Allied air power targets remaining Axis airfields.
German forces press full scale attacks on Soviet lines in the Kuban delta with aims to ease pressure on Novorossisk and spark a potential Axis spring offensive. Luftwaffe raids target Black Sea supply bases while Soviet air forces halt one reinforcement attempt but fail to stop later German troop movements to Novo rossisk.
Congress votes to extend for two years the President authority over the $2,000,000,000 currency stabilization fund and blocks use of this money for Treasury Morgenthau’s proposed $5,000,000,000 postwar banking fund. The Senate had withdrawn the dollar devaluation power while approving fund continuance. The Reed amendment ties future funding to congressional oversight and signals support for a postwar bank if created.
Office of Defense Transportation restricts extra summer train service with Pullman cars while urging the public to spread travel through the week. Coach trains may run within 50 miles of a terminus. Draft hopefuls face likely induction as federal workers’ deferments become case by case. Churchill warns Nazi use of poison gas will trigger British retaliation on the Russian front.
A Washington briefing notes that about 50 000 troops are moved daily by rail, with 1 750 000 soldiers per month, including limited troop moves attached to regular passenger trains. The piece explains how civilian travel is affected, the strain on schedules, and efforts to reduce nonessential travel while highlighting the ongoing war transportation program.
A Moscow report notes Siberia will produce vast amounts of material for synthetic rubber amid regular crops. British American conference spokesmen in Bermuda discuss refugee rescue, deem large-scale aid unlikely. Over 6 000 German naval officers arrive in Italian ports for warship assignments. Mexican foreign secretary Padilla calls federation of American nations a pressing duty in a New York book.
The Truman Senate committee reported heavy but not disastrous submarine losses, estimating about 1,000,000 tons sunk monthly last year. It urged rapid shipbuilding to counter the U-boat threat, predicting 18–19 million deadweight tons built in 1943 and faster ships via Victory designs and Liberty ship redesigns to 15–17 knots.
The department of commerce reports a major construction phase for armament output is near completion and workers and materials are moving to other sectors. New construction dropped 32 percent in Q1 1943 from Q4 1942, totaling 2.2 million dollars.
Four Series E War Savings bonds totaling 300 supply the navy with a 60 person life float. Nazi propaganda mobilizes girls as front line sellers of Nazi books in occupied territories. Liberty ships carry twenty tons of food for a 63 crew six month voyage. Nazi commandments elevate the Fuehrer over parents in Norway’s Nazi schools.
A home craft note describes making a bed spread from three worn sheets plus six inch strips of flowered cotton. It details cutting from the center and using pink and white fabrics to trim curtains, mats, and lamp shades, and mentions a new book by Mrs. Spears priced at 15 cents with 32 illustrated pages.
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